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By The Canadian Press% P5 x" @. O. B6 y8 V6 F/ L6 ?
8 M/ K" B) a' e! C% @# r; _EDMONTON - Alberta's lowest wage earners will get a bit of a break next month as the minimum wage increases by five per cent to $8.80 per hour.
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That rate is pretty much in the middle of the pack compared to other provinces, with Ontario leading the nation with a rate that will jump to $9.50 at the end of the month. . f% b5 f+ K: V4 m( L' d
0 @8 M5 N& w. q% |6 |+ @Alberta's 40-cent per hour boost on April 1 may not seem like a lot in a province where the average hourly wage is $23.90.
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But most minimum wage earners are between 15 and 19-years-old and work in the hotel, retail and food service industries.
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- P% T+ l& c! C3 l' q/ eEmployment Minister Hector Goudreau says while most people earn much more than the minimum wage, the province didn't want to forget about those in lower-income occupations.
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' w' S* Z9 {3 \% l8 l9 y- tAlberta uses a formula to set the minimum wage each year, with increases calculated each spring using the average weekly earnings for all sectors. |
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